Comments on: Behind the scenes of Jim Joyce's nightmare weekhttps://mlb.nbcsports.com/2010/06/07/bhind-the-scenes-of-jim-joyces-nightmare-week/
Baseball. Baseball. And then a bit more baseball.Thu, 24 May 2018 19:46:43 +0000hourly1http://wordpress.com/By: YankeesfanLenhttps://mlb.nbcsports.com/2010/06/07/bhind-the-scenes-of-jim-joyces-nightmare-week/#comment-54760
Mon, 07 Jun 2010 20:37:42 +0000http://localhost/wp/nbchbt/?p=6571#comment-54760Can’t help but think that Jim Joyce is a double victim. From everything I’ve heard in the past week he made what he saw as a correct call which he had the experience and confidence to make, and it was and went terribly wrong. I ascribe no fault in that.
The problem was initially a lot of blown calls dating back to last year by any number of other umpires which were treated cavalierly by the umpires and MLB> This eroded some public trust in game officiating, and if this were not handled better could have been a perfect storm of fan resentment.
To the credit of Tigers fans, superior management on the part of Jim Leyland and the players, this evolved into a moment of great pathos and enriched all baseball fans.
The caveat remains to Joe West however- your actions will not result in similar outcomes. Be the silent portion of the game, and to all umpires: Get your calls as right as you possibly can.
And instant replay is not the devil’s work.
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